The 1st battalion, 291st aviation regiment is the brigades primary assault helicopter training unit, specializing in fastattack helicopters such as the ah64 apache. Nov 21, 2014 the 2nd battalion, 291st aviation regiment, 166th aviation brigade, recently hosted a blood drive at first army division west headquarters, here, in honor of one of their own. The battalions concentrate on lift, heavylift, and medical evacuation postmobilization training as part of 166th aviation brigade, division west and first army. The 2nd battalion, 291st aviation regiment was the brigades primary utility, lift, and air ambulance helicopter training unit, specializing in utility helicopters such as the sikorsky uh60 black hawk and the ch47 chinook. Chief warrant officer 3 wayne ming, 2nd battalion, 291st aviation regiment standardization pilot participates in the regiment hosted blood drive at first army division west headquarters on fort. The 1st battalion, 2nd aviation regiment inactivated in korea in 2000 and activated at fort hood, texas on 5 january 2001 as part of its conversion to the ah64d longbow variant. Constituted 23 october 1963 in the regular army as company b, 1st aviation battalion, an element of the 1st infantry division.
The regiment departed camp shanks on 22 october 1944 through the new york port of embarkation. The 2291st mission is to train and validate national guard and army reserve aviation units, including brigade, battalion, company, and theater to unit level maintenance formations. Connect with members of 1st battalion, 291st aviation regiment 1291 av, 166th aviation brigade on rallypoint. The regiment participated in the louisiana maneuvers in january 1944.
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